Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on quality of life in nursing home residents: A feasibility study

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-81

  Ernst, Sarah ^a   Welke, Justus ^a   Heintze, Christoph ^a   Gabriel, Roswitha ^b   Zöllner, Angelina ^c   Kiehne, Susann ^d   Schwantes, Ulrich ^a   Esch, Tobias ^a,e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Pflegewohnhaus Am Evangelischen Waldkrankenhaus Spandau   (Germany)

^c Praxis für Stressbewältigung und Körpertherapie   (Germany)

^d Praxis für Stressbewältigung Durch Achtsamkeit   (Germany)

^e Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Mind body medicine; Mindfulness based stress reduction; Nursing home; Quality of life; Relaxation techniques

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44349110122     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000121479     Document Type: Article

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